zebra is a animal with , black strips on white animal or white strips on black animal?

Answer 1

its a combination of black and white like a chess board both equally important...but if u go scientifically its from family of horses and unicorns...so its white like horse when its kid then slowly black stripes grows as iit grows big and tall.

Answer 2

The answer to this question comes down to perspective. Many zoologists would say that a zebra is white because its stripes end towards the belly and the belly is mostly white. Others would say that a zebra is black because if you shaved all the fur off a zebra the skin is mostly black. So it really depends on how you want to look at it.

NOW YOU KNOW!<< http://www.sciencebob.com/lab/q-zebrastripes.html

It is generally believed that zebras are dark animals, with white stripes where the pigmentation is inhibited. The pigment of the hair is found solely in the hair and not in the skin. The reasons for thinking that they were originally pigmented animals are that (1) white horses would not survive well in the African plains or forests; (2) there used to be a fourth species of zebra, the quagga (which was overeaten to extinction in the eighteen hundreds). The quagga had the zebra striping pattern in the front of the animal, but had a dark rump; (3) when the region between the pigmented bands becomes too wide, secondary stripes emerge, as if suppression was weakening.<< http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/nov99/941836717.Zo.r.html

Two different science sites say two different things! lol

Here is a site with several links, that argues the question back and forth> http://www.funtrivia.com/ask.cfm?action=details&qnid=50275
so, I would think that neither answer is wrong...

Answer 3

They are black with white stripes[1]. These stripes are typically vertical on the head, neck, forequarters, and main body, with horizontal stripes at the rear and on the legs of the animal. The zebra crossing is named after the zebra's white on black stripes.

Originally, most zoologists assumed that the stripes acted as a camouflage mechanism, while others believed them to play a role in social interactions, with slight variations of the pattern allowing the animals to distinguish between individuals. A more recent theory, supported by experiment, posits that the disruptive coloration is an effective means of confusing the visual system of the blood-sucking tsetse fly.

Answer 4

Zebra is a animal with black strips on white animal

Answer 5

The zebra belongs to the horse family. It is a white animal, I think, with black stripes use for confusing perdators. Imagine a horde of zebra running amock, it's hard to spot one completely because the stripes creates confusion when they're moving fast or in a group.

Answer 6

zebra is an animal with white strips on black animal because his feet are black.

Answer 7

white strips on black animal

Answer 8

They are black with white stripes. These stripes are typically vertical on the head, neck, forequarters, and main body, with horizontal stripes at the rear and on the legs of the animal.

A theory, supported by experiment, posits that the disruptive coloration is an effective means of confusing the visual system of the blood-sucking tsetse fly in Africa

Answer 9

Does it really make a difference. Its still a black and white striped animal.

Answer 10

White with black stripes

Answer 11

it is a black animal with white strips because, zebra crossing is named because on road it is white strips on black road